The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-03-11

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WASHINGTON, March, 5, 1887.
Congress adjourned yesterday, and
quiet reigns in the capital. I was up |
to see it in session, one evening this |
week. first went to the House and
got a GOOD seat in the gallery, where
I could see all the members, and of
course could hear them all, for they
all talked at once. Indeed it was q
genuine bedlam. Whoever makes
himself heard in that pandemonium
has to raise his voice like Missouri
farmer calling his hogs. But there are
some who are able to be heard above
the din. They walk about, loll on the
sofas in the rear of the seats, write let
tera, read, clap their hands for the
pages to come, smoke, and worse yet
spit In the registers and force every
body to breath this evaporated filth.
But they are not all rufIians and
blackguards by any means, il some
are. The evening I was there our
Agricultural Departmentappropriation
was up, and I was especially interest
ed. Mr.. Hatch, Of Missouri who was
chairman Of the committee on agricul-
ture, was the chief speaker as it was
his place TO be. He fought for the
cause too, like man. The most i'm
portant point was the concurrence in
the Senate amendment of $4OO, 600 adj
ditional for the suppression of Pleuro-
pneumonia among the cattle. Mr..
Breckenridge. of Arkansas, was de-
termined to prevent its passage and
tried to lead Mr.. Hatch off the track
but he could not do it. Then Mr.. Nor
gan. of Mississippi, tried to show his
constituents what terror he was to
gigantic steals (aa he tried to show this
to boy but tho House would not listen
to him. and raised their voices to such
. pitch a. to drown his out. Finally
he sat down laughing and gave it up,
Mr.. Funston was watching the game
eagerly. He did not see me but saw
him close by Mr.. Hatch's back, ready
to say a word If necessary, as this was
matter Of great importance to the
cattle interest, and the cattle interest
is matter that ought to concern evel y
one, because its reaches every table
where beef and butter are used.
It would have: made anyone laugh t.
have seen speaker Carlisle trying tt
preserve order. A crowd gathered
about the disputants as the debate be.
came intense, and the roar drowned
ont even the chief speakers. Then the
speakerwould pound first with the head
and then with the handle
of his gravel, and yell
1.-THE House will be in order" But
this would have little or no effect.
wished he had maui and q inch dry
oak plank te pound ON. I even though
ifhe had his pockets full of rocks t,
throw at them it would be q gool
scheme, or a long cattle whip and &c
down among them where he coult
drive them to their seats and to order
As final resort he would declare tn
business Of the House at an end unit
order could be had, and the gentleman
would take their seats. This woul,
cause lull, and the crowd about tn
disputants would dispense a little
When the ordinary CHATTER only wa
regained. the debate would 60 on un.
til the same thing would have 10 b
done over. Finally the yeas and nay
were called and that took full hal
hour to 60 over the long list Of mem
. bers. The vote was close, for tn
amendment was carried by only min
majority.
You perhaps wonder how the report
or could get the debate, amidst such al
uproar. He went down from his desI
and got close to the speakers. and
know from reading the report in tn,
Congressional record next day, that il
was all down correctly.
| Invent over to the Senate about II
p. m. and it was like getting out of 9
storm into calm. or having left q
threshins machine. Quietness and
dignity seemed to reign. The same
question was up, but the discussion
progressed rapidly and was soon decid-
ed :avorably. One cid gentleman with
white hair, and plain but commanding
presence, always attracted me by his
logical remarks on every subject that
10 spoke upon. He was . genuine old
Yankee I could see, and after this Sec
ond visit, found him to be Senator
Edmunds. of Vermont.
Moses Neal was here recently with
Q few Indians. He was here looking
after matters for them and you may be
sure I was glad to see him. 1 invited
them all into my Office and showed
them all the fruits on the table and
gave them each an orange. l went
over to the seed building with Mr.. Neal
and saw that he got 800 bundles of
seed packages for the use of the Indians
under his charge.
Isupp0se you will see Mr.. Funston
before you read this. and hope you
will welcome him for I think he has